Kadın çalışanlardaki algılanan kalıpyargı tehditi ve sistemi meşrulaştırma inançlarının erkek çalışma arkadaşlarına karşı olan tutumlarıyla ilişkisi

In organizational contexts, previous studies have focused on wide ranging effects of stereotype threat on interpersonal and psychological processes. However, how stereotype threat relate to intergroup processes in the work settings have not been examined before. The current study aimed to investigate how women employees' perceptions of stereotype threat associated with outgroup attitudes toward their male colleagues. We predicted that perception of stereotype threat would be related to women's general, cognitive and affective attitudes toward their male colleagues. Also, we hypothesized that system justifying beliefs of women employees would moderate the relationship between perception of stereotype threat and outgroup attitudes. 199 women living in the United States who were working at least 20 hrs/week participated into our study. Results indicated that women's perception of stereotype threat in their workplace was negatively associated with attitudes toward their male coworkers. However, system justifying beliefs did not moderate this relationship. Women employees changed their perceptions about outgroup members in order to struggle with stereotype threat. Outgroup attitudes relating with perception of stereotype threat might disrupt the quality of peer relationships between male and female employees in the long run. Therefore, intervention programs focusing on how women can cope with stereotype threat might be planned by practitioners.